The dependence on oil and other fossil fuels for over 80% of our energy and the continued emission of carbon dioxide threatening stable climate are captured in a single term: sustainability.
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C2ST Presents live streaming video of Sustainable Energy: Fact or Fiction
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012‘Historic transition’ to sustainability at a crossroads by Laura Mihelich
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012The dependence on oil and other fossil fuels for over 80% of our energy and the continued emission of carbon dioxide threatening stable climate are captured in a single term: sustainability.
C2ST on CAN TV
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012This program is composed of two parts addressing the causes and effects of obesity. In part I, Chicago-based scientists will present the current science of obesity, describing the various ways obesity harms the body, how our food choices can impact our health and the different health-determinant patterns locally and nationally. Part 2 of the program features keynote speaker Bechara Choucair, M.D., Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, who will highlight the obesity problem and present his vision for a healthier Chicago.
Putting the Power of Science Into the Electric Car, By Eric Isaacs
Thursday, January 13th, 2011“The future of the electric-car industry belongs not to the scientists and engineers who perfect the batteries we have now, but the ones who figure out what comes next, in the 2020s, the 2030s, and beyond…
Engineers Filter Runoff Water Polluting City Beaches, by Paul Francuch
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011“Ultimately our tests will result in a filter system design that’s hydraulically efficient with a lot of water flowing through it, but at the same time can retain a lot of types of contaminants.”
2009 H1N1 Pandemic Data May Drive Future Vaccine Design, by Rebecca Hernandez
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011For the study, white blood cells from nine infected patients (whose symptoms ranged from mild to life-threatening) were isolated and antibody genes analyzed. A total of 86 different antibodies were tested. Five of those bound to all seasonal H1N1 flu strains from the last decade as well as the deadly 1918 Spanish flu.
UMTRI Collaborates with Toyota on New Safety Research Center
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011The Collaborative Safety Research Center will be based at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor and will involve Toyota researchers and engineers from North America and Japan, as well as UMTRI researchers and those from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. Toyota will commit $50 million over the next five years to fund the center.
The Moon’s Geza Gyuk Talks Forensic Astronomy in this 2008 Cosmos Magazine Article
Monday, January 10th, 2011“It’s the work of an afternoon now to sort through all the autumn moonrises from a particular location on Earth during a particular span of years,” says Gyuk.
GE Acquires Argonne-UChicago Start-up SmartSignal, by Eleanor Taylor
Friday, January 7th, 2011GE Intelligent Platforms has purchased SmartSignal, a company started by the University of Chicago based on technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.
Argonne Strikes Licensing Deals with LG Chem, GM for Advanced Battery Technology
Friday, January 7th, 2011The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and LG Chem, Ltd., announced today that they have reached a licensing agreement to make and use Argonne’s patented cathode material technology in lithium-ion battery cells.
